In a stroke of common sense, the NCLB initiative has finally turned to dust. The idea that every school in every state, town and city across the United States could be treated without regard to their circumstances and uniqueness, stupid from the start, has been tossed into the bad idea trash bin. Thankfully.

From the start it seemed like a calculated move by the for-profit charter school business types to force as many schools into the failing category. Once that happened, the big biz guys fronting the whole thing hoped to corral the mega millions that would go along with the charter take over.

Common Core is what we now have. How it works, from state to state, remains to be seen. At the very least, while it does have its detractors, there’s a chance that it will morph into something useful to education. Time will tell. Stay tuned. As always, assume nothing, verify everything.